2024 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference

Table 4. Trauma-informed practices are well utilized for use with clients, yet it is imperative that researchers also apply such strategies with participants. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently addressed the need for guidelines when engaging in research studies with vulnerable communities to reduce the risk of re-traumatization. Beyond use of a framework to safeguard participants, it is important that researchers are aware of the risk related to experiencing vicarious traumatization.